Taxonomy Profile: Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis (Medem 1955)

Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Subspecies
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Apaporis River Caiman []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Reptilia
répteis |
reptiles |
Reptiles |
Order : Crocodilia
crocodiles |
alligators |
caimans |
gavials |
crocodilo |
jacaré |
Crocodilians |
Family : Alligatoridae
Caimans |
Alligators |
Genus : Caiman
Caimans |
Species : Caiman crocodilus
Common Caiman |
Spectacled Caiman |
Subspecies : Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis
Apaporis River Caiman |
Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis Direct Children(s):
Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Roy W. McDiarmid
Notes:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Reference for:
Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis
Source:
Checklist of CITES Species Part 1 CITES species index
Acquired:
2011-11-22
Notes:
UNEP-WCMC (Comps.) 2011. Checklist of CITES species (CD-ROM). CITES Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland, and UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge, United Kingdom. ISBN 2-88323-030-7. Available online at http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/pub/checklist11/index.html or from CITES Secretariat, Chemin des Anémones, 1219 Châtelaine, Genève, Switzerland
Reference for:
Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis
Source:
Reptile Database (Nov 2021)
Acquired:
2021-12-12
Notes:
Uetz, P., Freed, P, Aguilar, R. & Hosek, J. (eds.) (2021) The Reptile Database, http://www.reptile-database.org, accessed 12 Dec 2021
Reference for:
Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
King, F. W., and R. L. Burke, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1989-11-01 / 1989-11-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Crocodilian, Tuatara, and Turtle Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference
Page(s):
Publisher:
Association of Systematics Collections
Publication Place:
Washington, D.C., USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-942924-15-0/
Notes:
Reference for:
Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis
Author(s)/Editor(s):
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1976-06-14 / 1976-06-14
Article/Chapter Title:
Endangered Status for 159 Taxa of Animals
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Federal Register, vol. 41, no. 115
Page(s):
21062-24067
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Escobedo-Galván, Armando H., Fabio G. Cupul-Magaña, and Julián A. Velasco
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2011-09-06 / 2011-09-06
Article/Chapter Title:
Misconceptions about the taxonomy and distribution of Caiman crocodilus chiapasius and C. crocodilus fuscus (Reptilia: Crocodylia: Alligatoridae)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Zootaxa, issue 3015
Page(s):
66-68
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/1175-5326
Notes:
Online edition ISSN is 1175-5334: http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/
Reference for:
Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis
Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
South America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis: Comments
Comment:
CITES: Appendix I adopted at the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (Doha, 2010)
Comment:
US ESA: Listed Endangered, as published in Federal Register Volume 41, Number 115, Pages 21062 - 24067, June 14, 1976
Comment:
Escobedo-Galván et al. 2011 note the taxonomic status of Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis is pending because Venegas-Anaya et al. 2008 did not include this subspecies in their study